29 er Frames

Cheezpleez - 'TBH I found the Inbred and Swift a v similar ride' good to hear - although makes the choice no easier.

'Not quite as confident on the downs as my Inbred but that may be because it weighs almost nothing' This is interesting, as i've ridden a couple of lightweight carbon and alu 29ers and felt they were a bit skittish. A slightly 'better planted' bike will be better for 90% of the riding I do - after all i'm never going to win any races.

If anyone is in the SW with either inbred or swift I wouldn't mind trying one out...

I went from Inbred to SIR.9. The Niner is lovely, really does have a suppleness that the Inbred didn't but I'd happily go back to an Inbred. The Niner certainly isn't worth 5x the Inbred. The Niner, in terms of feel, reminds me of a Cotic Soul I had once. It's quite a bit lighter too.

I wouldn't describe the Selma is skittish, however Cheez does run monster truck tyres on his Inbred, I don't, so that's going to change the feel a lot. It is light (with Niner carbon forks on it). Oh yes.

Had a Kona UNit 29er. Lovely frame. Was one of the older Deddaccia SAT frames. I'mnot sure if he newer frames have the same quality steel. But mine was a fine ride. The current one is lacquered raw steel, if that's your thing.